Katrina Students Bring Climate Vulnerability Story to Congress
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, JULY 10, 10:00 AM
Contact: Select Committee, 202-225-4081
Katrina Students Bring Climate Vulnerability Story to Congress
As Hurricane Season Begins, Gulf Coast Youth Release Study on Risks from Global Warming
As the first hurricane of the season thunders through the Atlantic Ocean this week, Gulf Coast students, along with a U.S. Forest Service expert, will brief Congress on the vulnerability of the Cumberland, Mobile, and Tennessee River Basins and tell their story on how global warming can affect our water, our land, and our lives.Due to their experience with Hurricane Katrina, these two dozen students from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are taking action to prevent further deterioration of the climate for the sake of their coastal home and their generation which will live through the impacts to come. They will present their own research and perspectives on how their findings will affect the future, and on the needs for strong policy in the government, and a scientifically informed public dialogue on issues related to climate change.
Chairman Edward J. Markey and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming are hosting the students, who were selected for the World Wildlife Fund Allianz Southeast Climate Witness Program based on their academic achievements, their interest in the environment and climate change, and their leadership experience.
WHAT: Select Committee briefing on climate vulnerability
WHO:
25 Gulf Coast high school students from WWF Allianz Southeast Climate Witness Program
Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Dr. Steve McNulty, US Forest Service
Ginette Hemley, Senior Vice President of Conservation Strategy and Science, World Wildlife Fund
Rev. Christopher Worthley, Executive Director, Allianz Foundation for North America
WHEN: Thursday, July 10, 10 AM
WHERE: 210 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
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The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was formed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to increase the visibility and priority given to America's oil dependence and global warming challenges. It is chaired by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and will actively explore the solutions, science and progress on these pressing issues during the 110th Congress.
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